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The Color Picture

Posted on January 29, 2010 - Filed Under Life, Parenting, Year Three, travis | 2 Comments

When I picked Alex up from Day Care yesterday, he was busy working on a picture.
When it was complete, he brought it to me full of pride at what he had just created.  It was a chart with circles of each primary color, and the color names above them.
You should have seen him!  He was [...]

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Toddler To Little Boy

Posted on January 19, 2010 - Filed Under Life, Year Three | 3 Comments

It has finally happened and I don’t want to admit it.  Alex is a little boy now.
I have been fighting it, did not want to admit it, but I finally have to get over the fact that he is no longer a toddler.
Alex is at a point where we can have a decent conversation about [...]

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Potty Training Update, Penis Joke, And Happy New Year Time

Posted on January 15, 2010 - Filed Under Year Three | Leave a Comment

Alex is in full blown potty training mode and it rocks.  He is pooping on his own, and he is standing up to pee.  This is a huge milestone.
Now if I could just get him to wipe…
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We were in the bathroom last night and I had to pee.  He has come into the bathroom with [...]

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Hobo Cheese

Posted on January 12, 2010 - Filed Under General | Leave a Comment

When Alex took a bite of Brie cheese a few weeks ago, he spit it out and said “That is hobo cheese”.
A few days ago he said that the newspaper was “hobo” after he had opened it and scattered it all over the place.
I asked him if it meant horrible, and he said yes.  So [...]

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A Post About Poop

Posted on January 6, 2010 - Filed Under Year Three | Leave a Comment

Alex pooped in the toilet.  Huge milestone.
This happened last weekend while Travis was watching Alex.   Travis noticed Alex starting to grunt and asked Alex if he was trying to poop, and Alex said yes.
Rather than change a diaper, Travis grabbed Alex and put him on the potty and told him to go there.   Boom!
Great job [...]

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